In vitro cytotoxicity of three 4,9-diazapyrenium hydrogensulfate derivatives on different human tumor cell lines

Chemotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 143-149

  Roknic S ^a   Glavaš Obrovac, Ljubica ^a   Karner, I ^a   Piantanida, I ^b   Zinic M ^b   Pavelic K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OSIJEK   (Croatia)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

4,9 Diazapyrenium hydrogensulfate; Antitumor effect; Tumor cells

Indexed keywords

2,4,7,9 TETRAMETHYL 4,9 DIAZAPYRENIUM HYDROGENSULFATE; 4,9 DIMETHYL 4,9 DIAZAPYRENIUM HYDROGENSULFATE; 5,10 DIPHENYL 4,9 DIMETHYL 4,9 DIAZAPYRENIUM HYDROGENSULFATE; DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; INTERCALATING AGENT; TETRAZOLIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CELL GROWTH; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CELL VOLUME; COLON CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL LINE; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 0033960449     PISSN: 00093157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000007269     Document Type: Article

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